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Ohio · 136th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 691: Enact the Community and Police Protection Act

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 691 is a bill introduced in the Ohio House on February 10, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Enact the Community and Police Protection Act. Primary sponsor: Karen Brownlee (Democratic), Cecil Thomas (Democratic). It lists 22 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2026): Referred to committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

To enact section 2921.50 of the Revised Code to enact the Community and Police Protection Act to regulate law enforcement officers' use of masks.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 24

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Karen BrownleePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Cecil ThomasPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Munira AbdullahiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse9
Ashley Bryant BaileyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Rachel BakerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Juanita BrentCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Darnell BrewerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Christine CockleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Michele GrimCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Dontavius JarrellsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Crystal LettCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11
Lauren McNallyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse58
Joe MillerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Ismail MohamedCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Beryl PiccolantonioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Tristan RaderCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Phil RobinsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Allison RussoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Mark SigristCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Veronica SimsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Anita SomaniCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Eric SynenbergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Terrence UpchurchCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Erika WhiteCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to committee
  2. Introduced

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source